Bill’s Lost Site

Michael gives us the first look into the camp of the “Others”. The information below was provided by Michael and we can hope that it is truthful but I am very skeptical. Something happened to Michael and he is not his normal self.

— The Others sleep in canvas tents and teepees (a slight upgrade from our tarp town on the beach)
— The Others live off dried fish
— They walk around barefoot and in dirty clothes
— Michael did not see the boat
— The Others have a hatch with double steel doors - the doors are manned by 2 armed guards 24/7

We know that the Others dress down only to give the appearance of being shipwrecked on the island. The fact that Michael saw them this way could be a set-up … a plan to lure the Losties with a false sense of superiority.

Something or someone is definitely in the hatch. Michael mentions that someone is always guarding it. I wonder how long he staked out the place.

The fact that there was no boat leads me to believe that this is just one of many potential camps that the Others use.

My personal prediction is that the Michael we saw was not right in his mind. Something is going on which forced him to kill Ana Lucia. Why would he do that when he is trying to raise an army to get his son back? Going back to Prey I can’t help but think about the main character’s wife after she was infested with the nanobots. She looked normal, she acted fairly normal, but then she flew into fits of insanity. My guess is that Michael has been infested by the nanobots and is under their control. That would explain his killing of Ana as well as the potential betrayal to our Losties.

It appears that Jack has a sis, one that lives in Australia. Christian has provided some support to her mother as he mentions paying the mortgage on the home.

Is the daughter from a previous marriage or was she the by-product of an extra marital affair? My vote is for the latter as Jack made some crack to his dad about having an affair several episodes ago. See issue #9.

So, does Jack know that he has a sister?

How about this - we know of one young female Lostie who was living in Sydney. She is close to Jack’s age (within 10 years or so) and shares the same hair color as the woman Christian went to see. Wouldn’t it be interesting if Jack’s sis was Claire? With how connected everyone is I wouldn’t rule this out as an option - although it is a long-shot.

Henry has another conversation with Locke. This one has Locke scratching his head. With Henry we never really know what is sincere and what is meant to manipulate people. We don’t know if he is lying or telling the truth. Henry Gale is one slick operator.

— Henry tells Locke that he is one of the “good ones”
— Henry failed his mission - he was coming to get Locke before he was caught by Danielle
— Henry’s friends are not forgiving - failure in his mission means death
— Henry describes his leader (presumably “Him” that we have heard so much about) as a “great man”, a “brilliant man” but not a “forgiving man”

Referencing Locke as a “good one” reminds me of Goodwin talking about the “list”. The list contains the names of the good people. We still don’t know what qualifies one to be “good” or not. Nor do we know if Henry is telling the truth.

In season 1 Locke is caught by the black swarm that tries to drag him underground. I wonder if that was the first attempt to get Locke and this is now the 2nd attempt.

It sure sounds like Henry is describing Alvar Hanso. We know Zeke quoted the guy. Fair to assume that Hanso bank-rolled the entire operation and is still actively involved in it. That being said, killing Henry because he was caught in a trap seems a little extreme. I’m sure that violates some labor law, no matter where this island is.

While strangling Ana Lucia Henry wanted to get some stuff off his chest. Similar in fashion to Sawyers revenge quest when he shot the wrong guy - thinking it was the real Mr. Sawyer. Anyway, Henry mentions that:

— The others are “good people” - they only want to be left alone
— That Ana is really the killer - she has killed 2 of the “others”

His first statement is interesting as it continues a theme that we have seen throughout the show. The “others” might be misguided but they are sincere in their belief. They really do believe that they are the good people. That the action they take on the island is in everyone’s best interest. Think about Goodwin talking about the children being better off now and being safe. Ethan reassured Claire that the baby would be protected and cared for.

Now that’s not to say that the “Others” are actually good people but it is clear that they think they are doing what is right.

As for his second point, this one I am really confused. So far as I can recall Ana only killed one of the “others” - Goodwin. Ana has also killed Shannon while on the island. And in her flashback Ana killed that Jason guy. Am I missing someone? This could be huge.

*** EDIT *** Ana did kill two people - I forgot about the first one. On the 2nd night that the Others came to her camp Ana killed a woman who had a list of names in her pocket. Sorry for any confusion.

Wow - that’s all I have to say. What a great episode. I thought the beginning was great but it was nothing compared to the ending. PLEASE DO NOT READ THIS IF YOU HAVEN’T WATCHED THE EPISODE YET! Here are my notes:

1. One of the big questions was how did Michael end up stumbling into Jack and Kate? Was he “dumped” there by the Others, did he truly just bump into Jack and Kate?

2. The cop cars in Ana Lucia’s flashback were numbered on the roofs 15, 16, 23 … sound familiar … our famous numbers.

3. The guy Ana killed was named Jason Aldery - or something close to that. Ana shot him around 3 in the morning.

4. Her mom, the police chief, knows Ana’s involvement in the murder. Did she turn her daughter in? Did she turn a blind eye to the crime because it is her daughter?

5. Look - I am not an advocate for violence of any kind, especially against women, but I couldn’t have been happier that Henry went after Ana Lucia. Ana ranks right up there with Shannon as the most annoying women I have ever seen.

6. When Henry is strangling Ana he mentions a few interesting things. Click HERE to read about the conversation.

7. Is it me or did Ana act the part of a TSA official perfectly? Those are some miserable people.

8. The bartender who serves Ana and Christian is Mike.

9. Too bad Christian is dead (or at least we think he’s dead) - Christian and Locke could spend hours talking about fate.

10. The fake names used by Christian and Ana Lucia are Tom and Sara.

11. Henry has another great conversation - this time with Locke. Click HERE to read about it.

12. Ana and Sawyer are a perfect match. Glad they could help each other out. On a side note - how did Sawyer not notice that Ana pinched his gun after taking a roll in the hay? Sawyer is very aware of his gun at all times.

13. So Jack has a half-sister it looks like. Christian tried to speak with her but didn’t get to far. HERE is a crazy idea on who Christian’s daughter might be.

14. Christian opens the door to get out of the car and hits Sawyer as he walks by.

15. Christian’s comment is very interesting. He tells Ana that “I can’t ever go back.” Is this just his pride speaking or is there something more to this?

16. Michael describes what he sees at the Others camp. Click HERE for quick run-down of his description.

17. Hurley’s comments about getting drunk so that he might remember where he knows Libby from is pretty funny. Of course Libby didn’t find it that funny.

18. Sawyer was reading the Bad Twin manuscript again.

19. Henry relays to Ana Lucia that Goodwin tried to protect her. He mentioned that Ana was “worthy” and that he “could change you”. Not sure what Goodwin was thinking at the time. Of course, Ana proceeded to jam a tree trunk through Goodwin a short time later. Guess Goodwin was wrong.

20. Ana says, “I couldn’t even kill him.” One would think that killing comes easy to Ana but for some reason it is now more difficult. Then she makes a comment that sounds like a plea for assisted suicide, “I can’t do this anymore.” The big question is what does she mean by “this”. “This” being your life, “this” being a tough person, “this” being … you get the picture.

21. The combination to the safe is 18R, 1L, 31R

22. Did Michael mean to shoot (and possibly kill) Libby? I don’t think so. He had a look of horror on his face. Libby appeared to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.

That’s it for the summary. I’m going to be posting some additional thoughts later.